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Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security

Started byc186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
First post2025-10-10 01:30 -0400
Last post2025-10-15 18:11 +0100
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  Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-10 01:30 -0400
    Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-10-10 08:20 +0100
      Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-10 11:03 +0100
        Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-10 11:42 +0100
          Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-11 02:15 -0400
            Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-11 11:09 +0100
              Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-11 11:57 +0100
                Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-12 12:53 +0100
                  Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-12 17:50 +0000
              Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-11 21:30 -0400
                Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-12 12:56 +0100
        Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-11 02:15 -0400
    Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-10-10 09:29 +0200
      Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-10 03:34 -0400
        Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-10-10 13:06 +0200
          Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-11 02:17 -0400
      Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-10-10 21:42 +0200
        Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-10-10 23:02 +0200
        Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-11 02:42 -0400
          Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-11 18:48 +0000
            Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-11 22:15 -0400
              Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-10-12 23:08 +0200
    Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security apapmurray <apap.murray@mail.com> - 2025-10-11 14:26 +0100
      Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-13 03:07 -0400
        Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-13 10:42 +0100
          Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Pancho <Pancho.Jones@protonmail.com> - 2025-10-13 12:47 +0100
            Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-13 16:34 +0100
              Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-10-13 17:41 +0000
                Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-13 19:07 +0100
                  Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-10-13 18:22 +0000
                    Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-14 01:44 -0400
                      Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-14 06:36 +0000
                        Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-14 10:40 +0100
                          Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-14 23:02 +0000
                            Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-10-14 23:31 +0000
                              Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-15 01:25 +0000
                                Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-14 22:57 -0400
                                  Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2025-10-17 16:13 +0000
                                    Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-17 22:55 -0400
                                      Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-18 05:40 +0000
                                        Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-18 03:12 -0400
                                          Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-18 11:16 +0100
                                            Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-18 21:54 +0000
                                            Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-19 03:32 -0400
                                              Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-10-20 18:01 +0000
                                                Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-20 20:52 +0000
                                                  Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-21 02:25 +0000
                                                  Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-21 00:47 -0400
                                                    Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-21 09:42 +0100
                                                      Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-21 22:58 +0000
                                                        Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-21 23:52 -0400
                                                          Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-22 05:31 +0000
                                                            Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-22 01:57 -0400
                                                              Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-22 12:12 +0100
                                                                Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-22 23:57 -0400
                                                                  Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-10-23 04:06 +0000
                                                                    Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-10-22 21:45 -0700
                                                                      Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-23 03:22 -0400
                                                                        Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-23 19:30 +0000
                                                                    Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-23 09:05 +0100
                                                                      Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-23 19:35 +0000
                                                                  Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-23 09:04 +0100
                                                                  Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-23 19:16 +0000
                                                        Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-22 05:19 +0000
                                                          Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-22 12:39 +0100
                                                          Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-10-22 18:03 +0000
                                                            Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-10-22 15:27 -0700
                                                      Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-21 22:42 -0400
                                          Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-18 18:42 +0000
                                            Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-19 04:24 -0400
                                              Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-19 11:34 +0100
                                      Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-18 11:06 +0100
                                        Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-19 03:04 -0400
                                          Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-19 19:33 +0000
                                            Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-20 01:40 -0400
                                            Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-20 10:03 +0100
                                              Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-20 23:31 -0400
                                                Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-21 09:28 +0100
                                      Logic [Was: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-10-18 20:12 +0200
                                        Re: Logic [Was: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security] c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-19 04:16 -0400
                                          Re: Logic [Was: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-10-19 14:03 +0200
                                        Re: Logic [Was: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security] Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-19 22:50 +0100
                                          Re: Logic [Was: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-10-20 00:18 +0200
                                            Re: Logic [Was: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security] Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-20 01:57 +0000
                                              Re: Logic [Was: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security] rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-20 05:14 +0000
                                              Re: Logic [Was: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security] "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-10-20 10:18 +0200
                                            Re: Logic [Was: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security] c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-20 02:10 -0400
                                              Re: Logic [Was: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security] Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-10-20 18:01 +0000
                                          Re: Logic [Was: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security] rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-20 04:57 +0000
                                Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-15 05:27 +0000
                                  Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-15 12:18 +0100
                                    Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-16 01:03 -0400
                                Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-10-15 05:36 +0000
                              Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-15 05:23 +0000
                            Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-15 05:10 +0000
                        Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-14 19:34 -0400
                          Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-15 12:24 +0100
                            Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-15 21:11 +0000
                              Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-16 01:54 -0400
                                Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-16 07:02 +0000
                                Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2025-10-17 16:17 +0000
                                  Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-17 17:30 +0000
                            Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-16 00:16 +0000
                              Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-16 02:32 -0400
                                Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-16 11:55 +0100
                            Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-16 01:19 -0400
                              Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-16 11:29 +0100
                                Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-17 00:48 +0000
                                Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-17 22:41 -0400
                                  Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-18 05:29 +0000
                                    Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-18 02:45 -0400
                                      Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-18 10:53 +0100
                                        Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-19 02:38 -0400
                                      Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-10-18 17:39 +0000
                                        Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-10-18 18:50 -0700
                                          Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-19 04:26 -0400
                                            Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-19 11:37 +0100
                                        Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-19 03:52 -0400
                                          Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-19 12:02 +0100
                                      Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-18 18:31 +0000
                                        Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-10-18 18:51 -0700
                                        Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-19 04:23 -0400
                                          Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-19 11:31 +0100
                                    Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-18 10:50 +0100
                                      Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-18 18:40 +0000
                                        Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-19 11:33 +0100
                                          Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-19 19:10 +0000
                                            Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-20 01:10 -0400
                                              Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-20 10:02 +0100
                                                Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-20 18:55 +0000
                                                  Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-10-20 12:30 -0700
                                                    Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-20 20:57 +0100
                                                      Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-21 00:31 -0400
                                                        Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-21 09:37 +0100
                                                          Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Pancho <Pancho.Jones@protonmail.com> - 2025-10-21 13:54 +0100
                                                            Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-21 15:46 +0100
                                                              Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-21 23:02 +0000
                                                                Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-22 00:13 -0400
                                                                  Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-22 04:44 +0000
                                                                    Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-22 01:49 -0400
                                                                      Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-22 12:35 +0100
                                                                  Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-22 12:35 +0100
                                                                    Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-10-22 18:03 +0000
                                                              Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Pancho <Pancho.Jones@protonmail.com> - 2025-10-22 14:50 +0100
                                                                Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-22 15:01 +0100
                                                                  Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-22 21:50 +0000
                                                                  Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Pancho <Pancho.Jones@protonmail.com> - 2025-10-23 09:43 +0100
                                                                    Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-23 18:56 +0100
                                                                Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-23 00:32 -0400
                                                                  Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-23 09:11 +0100
                                                            Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-21 23:17 -0400
                                                              Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-22 11:58 +0100
                                                          Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-21 22:22 -0400
                                                            Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-22 04:36 +0000
                                                              Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-22 01:36 -0400
                                                              Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-22 11:42 +0100
                                                    Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-21 00:06 -0400
                                                  Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-20 20:56 +0100
                                                    Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-21 02:45 +0000
                                                      Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-21 01:09 -0400
                                                        Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-21 19:13 +0000
                                                          Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-22 11:38 +0100
                                                            Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-22 21:49 +0000
                                                            Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-22 23:20 -0400
                                      Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-19 02:37 -0400
                                        Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-19 11:53 +0100
                                  Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-18 10:47 +0100
                                    Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-19 02:35 -0400
                                      Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-19 11:49 +0100
                                        Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-20 01:59 +0000
                                          Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-20 02:28 -0400
                              Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2025-10-17 16:19 +0000
                                Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-17 22:07 +0000
                                  Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Bobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com> - 2025-10-17 17:57 -0700
                                  Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-18 10:44 +0100
                                    Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-19 02:15 -0400
                                      Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-19 11:39 +0100
                                Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-17 22:52 -0400
                                  Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-18 11:02 +0100
                                    Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-19 02:50 -0400
                                      Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-19 11:57 +0100
                  Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2025-10-13 11:45 -0700
                    Recursion and Fibonnaci (was: Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security) Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-13 23:26 +0100
                      Re: Recursion and Fibonnaci Pancho <Pancho.Jones@protonmail.com> - 2025-10-14 00:13 +0100
                    Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-14 00:13 +0000
                    Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-14 10:18 +0100
                      Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Pancho <Pancho.Jones@protonmail.com> - 2025-10-14 10:31 +0100
                        Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-14 11:08 +0100
                          Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-14 19:02 +0000
                            Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-14 21:46 -0400
                              Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-15 04:46 +0000
                                Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-10-15 05:36 +0000
                            Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-15 12:13 +0100
                              Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-15 21:07 +0000
                          Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-14 23:11 +0000
                        Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-14 18:50 +0000
                          Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-15 12:13 +0100
                            Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-15 21:14 +0000
                              Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-16 02:23 -0400
                            Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-16 00:21 +0000
                              Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-16 02:39 -0400
                                Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-16 07:15 +0000
                              Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-16 07:12 +0000
                                Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-10-16 18:43 +0000
                      Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-10-14 17:20 +0000
                        Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-15 12:08 +0100
                      Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-14 18:31 +0000
                        Computer Science (was: Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security) Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-14 23:27 +0100
                          Re: Computer Science (was: Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security) rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-15 04:40 +0000
                            Re: Computer Science (was: Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security) Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-10-15 05:36 +0000
                      Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-14 21:29 -0400
                        Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2025-10-15 05:36 +0000
                          Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-15 03:41 -0400
                          Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-15 12:33 +0100
                            Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-16 00:23 +0000
                            Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-16 01:31 -0400
                              Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-16 07:17 +0000
                              Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-16 11:54 +0100
                                Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-17 00:41 +0000
                        Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-15 05:42 +0000
                    Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-14 23:04 +0000
                      Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2025-10-15 08:39 -0700
                        Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-16 00:17 +0000
                          Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-16 02:36 -0400
                          Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-16 06:57 +0000
                          OT: Examples for teaching recursion in programming (was: Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security) Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-16 10:13 +0100
                            Re: OT: Examples for teaching recursion in programming Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-16 17:42 +0100
                            Re: OT: Examples for teaching recursion in programming (was: Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security) John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2025-10-16 15:47 -0700
                            Re: OT: Examples for teaching recursion in programming Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-17 00:43 +0000
                GOTO (was: Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security) Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-13 23:48 +0100
                  Re: GOTO (was: Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security) rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-14 00:30 +0000
                    Re: GOTO c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-14 01:19 -0400
                      Re: GOTO The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-14 10:31 +0100
                    Re: GOTO Pancho <Pancho.Jones@protonmail.com> - 2025-10-14 08:21 +0100
                      Re: GOTO The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-14 10:34 +0100
                      Re: GOTO c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-14 20:57 -0400
                    Re: GOTO The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-14 10:29 +0100
                  Re: GOTO The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-14 10:21 +0100
                    Re: GOTO Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-14 11:42 +0100
                      Re: GOTO The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-14 13:02 +0100
                        Re: GOTO rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-14 19:08 +0000
                          Re: GOTO Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-14 23:20 +0100
                            Re: GOTO rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-15 05:53 +0000
                            Re: GOTO The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-15 12:16 +0100
                              Re: GOTO Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-15 15:21 +0100
                              Re: GOTO Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-16 00:25 +0000
                Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-14 22:58 +0000
                Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-14 23:09 +0000
          Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-14 22:37 +0000
        Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security vallor <vallor@vallor.earth> - 2025-10-14 23:41 +0000
          Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-15 00:15 -0400
            Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security vallor <vallor@vallor.earth> - 2025-10-15 04:32 +0000
            Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-15 12:29 +0100
              Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-16 01:23 -0400
                Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-16 11:38 +0100
          Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-15 05:04 +0000
            Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-15 12:30 +0100
            Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-10-16 21:53 +0200
              Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-17 00:48 +0000
                Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-10-17 12:56 +0200
              Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-17 08:22 +0100
          Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-15 12:26 +0100
            Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-16 01:22 -0400
              Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-10-16 08:11 +0200
                Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2025-10-16 06:53 +0000
                  Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-10-16 08:56 +0200
                  Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-16 03:04 -0400
                Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> - 2025-10-16 03:03 -0400
              Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security rbowman <bowman@montana.com> - 2025-10-16 07:08 +0000
                Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-16 11:37 +0100
                  Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-10-16 12:39 +0200
                    Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-16 11:57 +0100
                      Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-10-16 15:31 +0200
              Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Nuno Silva <nunojsilva@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-16 10:25 +0100
              Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-16 11:34 +0100
                Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Marc Haber <mh+usenetspam1118@zugschl.us> - 2025-10-16 12:40 +0200
          Re: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security Richard Kettlewell <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2025-10-15 18:11 +0100

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#76592

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2025-10-23 19:35 +0000
Message-ID<mlvebmFgc64U5@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#76574
On Thu, 23 Oct 2025 09:05:56 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 23/10/2025 05:06, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>> On 2025-10-23, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:
>> 
>>>     I didn't get an IQ test until grade 6. Overnight my status changed
>>>     from "dull" to "gifted underachiever".
>>>     A couple of other (longer) tests after that. Hey, I'm kind of a
>>>     spectrum 'geek', don't love socializing and such, the system
>>>     thought I was an idiot because I wasn't all "perky" and "likable".
>> 
>> I'm sure I had an IQ test or three during my school years.
>> I never did find out the results - apparently they were secrets almost
>> as tightly kept as the nuclear codes.
>> 
> They did whisper mine. But you wouldn't believe it if I told you.

Many of my teachers didn't believe mine as I skated through with minimal 
effort unless a subject interested me. My grammar school report cards 
usually had 'no' checked for 'keeps busy at worthwhile activities'. My 
activities damn well were worthwhile, just not what they expected or 
approved of.

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#76573

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2025-10-23 09:04 +0100
Message-ID<10dcnj6$1fbq0$6@dont-email.me>
In reply to#76560
On 23/10/2025 04:57, c186282 wrote:
> I suspect ye and me will always have a different 'perspective'
>    on this issue. Doesn't mean we're opposites though, just looking
>    from slightly different angles.
Of course.
Everyone has their own worldview, similar to but not identical with, 
everyone else's,
Only socialism sees that as a major problem.
Where I came from the name of the game was finding out what people were 
good at and helping them achieve their potential.

IQ tests were a tool in that process.

-- 
Any fool can believe in principles -  and most of them do!


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#76590

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2025-10-23 19:16 +0000
Message-ID<mlvd95Fgc64U3@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#76560
On Wed, 22 Oct 2025 23:57:11 -0400, c186282 wrote:

>    I didn't get an IQ test until grade 6. Overnight my status changed
>    from "dull" to "gifted underachiever".
>    A couple of other (longer) tests after that. Hey, I'm kind of a
>    spectrum 'geek', don't love socializing and such, the system thought
>    I was an idiot because I wasn't all "perky" and "likable".

I had one at 4 in my mother's attempt to get me into kindergarten. I don't 
remember any past that until college. There was a project to assess the 
predictability of success form tests and I wound up in the group selected 
for the study. We had to show up a week before the freshman class started 
for about a week of every test they could dig up. At the end of the week 
we met individually with one of the administrators to discuss the results. 
Among other things he counseled me to find a career in science, not 
engineering. Probably his bias but he considered engineers to have 
adequate intelligence but not the sharpest knives in the drawer. 

I had a deja vu years later when a prospective employer sent me off for a 
battery of tests. The shrink said I was certainly capable and that's what 
he would tell the employer but off the record he told me I'd be bored out 
of my mind and I really belonged in some place like Lincoln Labs. I took 
the job anyway and lasted three months. 

My high school career probably classified me as dull. Then came the SATs, 
National Merit Scholarship exams, and the NYS Regents scholarship exam. 
There probably was a heated discussion in the faculty lounge along the 
lines of 'Oh fuck! I suppose we have to let him into the National Honor 
Society'.  

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#76498

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2025-10-22 05:19 +0000
Message-ID<mlr7rnF4r85U5@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#76484
On Tue, 21 Oct 2025 22:58:56 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:

> On Tue, 21 Oct 2025 09:42:39 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> 
>>> On Mon, 20 Oct 2025 20:52:55 -0000 (UTC), Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
>>>
>>>> “IQ” is crap.
>>
>> [IQ] measures something.
> 
> The “Q” stands for “quotient”. It’s a number from a division, multiplied
> by 100, so the number 100 stands for “normal”.
> 
> The two numbers being divided are your so-called “mental” age (derived
> from the IQ test) and your actual age.
> 
> So, somebody who is, say, 40 years old, with a genius-level IQ of 150,
> must have a “mental” age of 40 * 150 / 100 = 60. Does that make sense to
> you?
> 
> That’s why “IQ” is crap.

You're about 100 years behind the curve. Binet and Simon developed a test 
for French school children. There were tasks that could be performed by 
the 75% of the 8, 9, 10, etc year olds. If Child X completed the 10 year 
old tasks and stumbled at the 11 year old tasks, his mental age was 10 
regardless of his chronological age. The test was designed to filter out 
the retards. It was revise several times in the early 1900's to include 
tests for older children and to better classify the slow. Stern devised 
the ratio to normalize the scores and coined the term.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
William_Stern_(psychologist)#Intelligence_quotient

The Stanford Binet was an American revision and there quite a few other 
tests like the WAIS but they are scores like a SAT normalized on the 
infamous bell curve, not any indication of mental age particularly in 
adults.

I was tested when I was four because my mother was trying to enroll me in 
kindergarten which had an age requirement of five. I talked to the nice 
man, did some little tasks, and wound up in first grade with the six year 
olds. Skipping kindergarten probably fucked up my socialization and it was 
a real pain in the ass being 2 years younger than everyone else through 
your entire school career. 

All I'll say about it is I've only met one self-proclaimed Mensa member 
and that was at an AA meeting. 

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#76523

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2025-10-22 12:39 +0100
Message-ID<10dafp3$ii4h$10@dont-email.me>
In reply to#76498
On 22/10/2025 06:19, rbowman wrote:
> All I'll say about it is I've only met one self-proclaimed Mensa member
> and that was at an AA meeting

I worked for one, Complete cunt. Obsessed with  his image. Not really 
intelligent at all. I suspect he cheated.

I know what real IQ looks like because I have met many with IQs over 160 
etc etc.

As well as many who are less.


-- 
In a Time of Universal Deceit, Telling the Truth Is a Revolutionary Act.

- George Orwell

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#76542

FromCharlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>
Date2025-10-22 18:03 +0000
Message-ID<V%8KQ.1143656$ctz9.766095@fx16.iad>
In reply to#76498
On 2025-10-22, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:

> All I'll say about it is I've only met one self-proclaimed Mensa member 
> and that was at an AA meeting. 

    I refuse to join any club which would have me as a member.
      -- Groucho Marx

-- 
/~\  Charlie Gibbs                  |  Growth for the sake of
\ /  <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>      |  growth is the ideology
 X   I'm really at ac.dekanfrus     |  of the cancer cell.
/ \  if you read it the right way.  |    -- Edward Abbey

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#76556

FromBobbie Sellers <bliss-sf4ever@dslextreme.com>
Date2025-10-22 15:27 -0700
Message-ID<10dblor$upah$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#76542

On 10/22/25 11:03, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> On 2025-10-22, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
> 
>> All I'll say about it is I've only met one self-proclaimed Mensa member
>> and that was at an AA meeting.
> 
>      I refuse to join any club which would have me as a member.
>        -- Groucho Marx
> 

	I had a very close friend for a few years who thought Mensa was the
thing.  He refused to believe in his mental illness and killed himself 
off his
medication.

	Unlike Groucho I do not join clubs lightly but make an exception for LUGs.

bliss- Dell Precision 7730- PCLOS 2025.10 Linux 6.12.54-pclos1- KDE 
Plasma 6.5.0

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#76487

Fromc186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
Date2025-10-21 22:42 -0400
Message-ID<85CdnQBcHPsr2WX1nZ2dnZfqnPWdnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#76463
On 10/21/25 04:42, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 21/10/2025 05:47, c186282 wrote:
>> On 10/20/25 16:52, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
>>> On Mon, 20 Oct 2025 18:01:22 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 2025-10-19, c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> They'd better start working on that 600 IQ thing.
>>>>> We're going to need it sooner than expected.
>>>>
>>>> Given the amount of effort being made by the Powers That Be to dumb 
>>>> down
>>>> the general public - and the success of same -
>>>> I wouldn't hold my breath.
>>>
>>> “IQ” is crap.
>>
>>    Umm ... I'd tend to disagree. For sure we know
>>    it when we see it - it IS something.
>>
>>    Exact quantification ... that's much fuzzier.
>>    "IQ" is kind of the best that can be done.
>>    I'm very good at some intellectual tasks, but
>>    crap at others ... a very jagged profile.
>>
>>    I have met a very few however that are good
>>    at basically *everything* - and they're very
>>    impressive. Oddly not too many hold high
>>    or especially influential positions ... and
>>    the ones that do tend to be total assholes  :-)
>>
>>    Briefly met one guy who ... did you ever see
>>    that movie "Lucy" ... who could sort of "see"
>>    all the math in and behind everything. He
>>    was NOT very "stable" alas ... but WOW what
>>    a view he had. SOMEBODY paid him good money
>>    as well, never sure what FOR ....
>>
>>    Computer universe ... also knew a guy who would
>>    re-write popular computer games for 6502-based
>>    systems. He did it totally in Machine Code
>>    using a PET platform. Said it gave him a buzz.
>>    Again, a "Sheldon-ish" kind of guy.
>>
> IQ was developed to identify men who could see abstract patterns in 
> things quickly and accurately, as it was found they made the best 
> officers in the military.
> It was then found that it was fairly good at separating out people who 
> would benefit from a more intense and theoretical education.
> 
> It measures something.

   "Some things".

   But it's not a great measure of lifetime performance
   in (barely) any line of endeavor. "Suggestive" only.

   Of course for military expediency ...

   I did mention that some the the very smartest people
   I've ever met did NOT do "much" ... they were kind
   on the 'philosophical overview' their intelligence
   made possible, but engaged to a minimum.

> However it was found that certain cultures did not traditionally benefit 
> from it, and the survivors of those cultures did not exhibit it. Since 
> this was against the dogma of New Socialism, IQ was quietly dropped, and 
> efforts were made to ensure that everybody got Full Marx.

   Well, THAT'S what's important ! And the less
   intelligence the better eh ?  :-)

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#76324

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2025-10-18 18:42 +0000
Message-ID<mli5c7FjgrdU4@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#76301
On Sat, 18 Oct 2025 03:12:26 -0400, c186282 wrote:

>    I kind of liked "Godel, Escher, Bach" - an odd but interesting
>    perspective with lots of recursion

That book was bad for my mental health. 

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#76354

Fromc186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
Date2025-10-19 04:24 -0400
Message-ID<kY-cnTf8wb67PWn1nZ2dnZfqn_adnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#76324
On 10/18/25 14:42, rbowman wrote:
> On Sat, 18 Oct 2025 03:12:26 -0400, c186282 wrote:
> 
>>     I kind of liked "Godel, Escher, Bach" - an odd but interesting
>>     perspective with lots of recursion
> 
> That book was bad for my mental health.

   Precisely as intended  :-)

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#76364

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2025-10-19 11:34 +0100
Message-ID<10d2ert$2dnk0$10@dont-email.me>
In reply to#76354
On 19/10/2025 09:24, c186282 wrote:
> On 10/18/25 14:42, rbowman wrote:
>> On Sat, 18 Oct 2025 03:12:26 -0400, c186282 wrote:
>>
>>>     I kind of liked "Godel, Escher, Bach" - an odd but interesting
>>>     perspective with lots of recursion
>>
>> That book was bad for my mental health.
> 
>    Precisely as intended  :-)
> 
I loved it.
It gave me a much needed perspective on not so rational thought.

-- 
It’s easier to fool people than to convince them that they have been fooled.
Mark Twain


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#76308

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2025-10-18 11:06 +0100
Message-ID<10cvorj$1nij3$7@dont-email.me>
In reply to#76295
On 18/10/2025 03:55, c186282 wrote:
> Never heard of him until now. Figured out the
>    relevant boolean/logic rules on the fly while
>    writing my programs.

Exactly.

I had been managing teams and most of a small company years before I 
discovered that my habit of taking a long walk from the entrance to my 
office and looking out for people who looked unhappy and stopping to 
chat with them, was called 'Management By Walking About'.

However in the case of quantum physics, it's really hard to get close to 
any idea how to design a better transistor without it.


-- 
“Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere, may be happy.”

H.L. Mencken, A Mencken Chrestomathy

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#76346

Fromc186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
Date2025-10-19 03:04 -0400
Message-ID<kY-cnT78wb4XEGn1nZ2dnZfqn_adnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#76308
On 10/18/25 06:06, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 18/10/2025 03:55, c186282 wrote:
>> Never heard of him until now. Figured out the
>>    relevant boolean/logic rules on the fly while
>>    writing my programs.
> 
> Exactly.
> 
> I had been managing teams and most of a small company years before I 
> discovered that my habit of taking a long walk from the entrance to my 
> office and looking out for people who looked unhappy and stopping to 
> chat with them, was called 'Management By Walking About'.

   A fair, oft productive, approach.

   Of course NOW everybody is unhappy all of the
   time about everything  :-)

> However in the case of quantum physics, it's really hard to get close to 
> any idea how to design a better transistor without it.

   TODAY, pretty much. YESTERDAY they did just fine without
   a huge QM pre work-up.

   The biggie is, well, the smallie ... by shrinking things
   we've moved into the scale where QM effects become more,
   eventually entirely, the driving factor.

   The near future looks to be "2-D" electronics made from
   MoS2, boron nitride and various graphene materials. They
   will be efficient, fast, low-power and near-atomic scale.
   How they work at all will be almost entirely QM.

   One more cheat level to Moore's law.

   Beyond that however ... the "end of faster electronics"
   does loom near. Even photons aren't fast enough to provide
   much of a boost. Either we need a whole new construction
   and computing paradigm or have to go 4th dimension.

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#76383

Fromrbowman <bowman@montana.com>
Date2025-10-19 19:33 +0000
Message-ID<mlksohF3kj4U1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#76346
On Sun, 19 Oct 2025 03:04:41 -0400, c186282 wrote:

>    TODAY, pretty much. YESTERDAY they did just fine without a huge QM
>    pre work-up.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Electrons_and_Holes_in_Semiconductors_with_Applications_to_Transistor_Electronics

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#76402

Fromc186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
Date2025-10-20 01:40 -0400
Message-ID<unGdnYv3CafdVmj1nZ2dnZfqn_idnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#76383
On 10/19/25 15:33, rbowman wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Oct 2025 03:04:41 -0400, c186282 wrote:
> 
>>     TODAY, pretty much. YESTERDAY they did just fine without a huge QM
>>     pre work-up.
> 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
> Electrons_and_Holes_in_Semiconductors_with_Applications_to_Transistor_Electronics

   Umm ... a lot of stuff about beetles and birds .....

   Better burrow down to a more specific link  :-)

   Oh, 'transistor' was a word that didn't exist until
   the device had already been created.

   As said, there's a (likely small) paycheck in doing
   all sorts of theoretical analysis of new tech/devices
   but the actual tech probably took shape without much
   theoretical/QM consideration.

   In short they had a notion and just fucked-around with
   some hardware until something cool happened.

   As said elsewhere, TODAY the QM aspect is becoming
   far more important now that we've scaled-down the
   hardware to near-atomic dimensions. But twenty+
   years ago that wasn't so much the case.

   From the tech postings, some of this new exotic
   "2-D" tech is VERY impressive. Stressed graphene,
   MoS2, BN(2) ... this will be the near future and
   save "AI" a lot of energy in the process.

   But, don't see much of a tech future BEYOND that
   as of yet. HOPING for like reliable deca-state
   logic or something, but don't see any hints.
   Moore may finally have his revenge.

   Then what ?

   I'm sort of reminded of the vast boom surrounding
   the invention of the electric grid in the late
   1800s and early 1900s - it was SO popular, SO
   hyped, attracted SO much capital. But by maybe
   1925 it had reached its zenith, a large degree
   of functional perfection, and would not go far
   beyond that again. The Tesla/Westlinghouse
   approach/math/theory/tech reigned supreme but
   there was no real 'next level'.

   'Computing' tech may have a similar fate.

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#76415

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2025-10-20 10:03 +0100
Message-ID<10d4tso$337uc$2@dont-email.me>
In reply to#76383
On 19/10/2025 20:33, rbowman wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Oct 2025 03:04:41 -0400, c186282 wrote:
> 
>>     TODAY, pretty much. YESTERDAY they did just fine without a huge QM
>>     pre work-up.
> 
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
> Electrons_and_Holes_in_Semiconductors_with_Applications_to_Transistor_Electronics
> 
A good first introduction to quantum level stuff

-- 
“The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to 
fill the world with fools.”

Herbert Spencer

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#76446

Fromc186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
Date2025-10-20 23:31 -0400
Message-ID<Bm-dnVUUmLngY2v1nZ2dnZfqn_ednZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#76415
On 10/20/25 05:03, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> On 19/10/2025 20:33, rbowman wrote:
>> On Sun, 19 Oct 2025 03:04:41 -0400, c186282 wrote:
>>
>>>     TODAY, pretty much. YESTERDAY they did just fine without a huge QM
>>>     pre work-up.
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
>> Electrons_and_Holes_in_Semiconductors_with_Applications_to_Transistor_Electronics
>>
> A good first introduction to quantum level stuff

   But they didn't build the thing using any
   of that theory - they just had some hunches
   and banged-together some bulk materials to
   see what would happen. The theoretical
   stuff came later.

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#76461

FromThe Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
Date2025-10-21 09:28 +0100
Message-ID<10d7g6t$3p9iq$2@dont-email.me>
In reply to#76446
On 21/10/2025 04:31, c186282 wrote:
> On 10/20/25 05:03, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> On 19/10/2025 20:33, rbowman wrote:
>>> On Sun, 19 Oct 2025 03:04:41 -0400, c186282 wrote:
>>>
>>>>     TODAY, pretty much. YESTERDAY they did just fine without a huge QM
>>>>     pre work-up.
>>>
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
>>> Electrons_and_Holes_in_Semiconductors_with_Applications_to_Transistor_Electronics
>>>
>> A good first introduction to quantum level stuff
> 
>    But they didn't build the thing using any
>    of that theory - they just had some hunches
>    and banged-together some bulk materials to
>    see what would happen. The theoretical
>    stuff came later.
> 
I think you should read up on exactly what did happen.

-- 
Climate is what you expect but weather is what you get.
Mark Twain

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#76321 — Logic [Was: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security]

From"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Date2025-10-18 20:12 +0200
SubjectLogic [Was: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security]
Message-ID<rt1dslx3pk.ln2@Telcontar.valinor>
In reply to#76295
On 2025-10-18 04:55, c186282 wrote:
> On 10/17/25 12:13, Rich wrote:
>> c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:
>>> On 10/14/25 21:25, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 14 Oct 2025 23:31:44 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 2025-10-14, Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Anybody who buys a book with “philosophy” in the title ... probably
>>>>>> shouldn’t be allowed to manage a software project.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ironically, an elective course on logic that I took in university was
>>>>> labeled "Philosophy 302".
>>>>> That's where I learned about things like De Morgan's theorem, which
>>>>> comes in quite handy for programming.
>>>>
>>>> I didn’t think philosphers believed in logic ... ;)
>>>>
>>>> I found an explanation of De Morgan’s Theorem in a book on computing
>>>> hardware, I think it was. Hard to believe you can find people who write
>>>> software, who don’t understand it. I remember on the Python group some
>>>> years ago getting into an argument with someone who didn’t seem to
>>>> appreciate that the opposite of
>>>>
>>>>       a = b ∨ a = c
>>>>
>>>> was not
>>>>
>>>>       a ≠ b ∨ a ≠ c
>>>>
>>>> but
>>>>
>>>>       a ≠ b ∧ a ≠ c
>>>
>>>    Never even heard of DeMorgan
>>
>> The basics underlying boolean logic:
>>
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Morgan%27s_laws
> 
>    Never heard of him until now. Figured out the
>    relevant boolean/logic rules on the fly while
>    writing my programs.

I think I heard of those, in Digital Electronics. But the '∨' and '∧' 
symbols confuse me.

I have forgotten how we would draw the tables of truth, and then do 
simplifications fast.

Long time no see.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.
ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;

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#76352 — Re: Logic [Was: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security]

Fromc186282 <c186282@nnada.net>
Date2025-10-19 04:16 -0400
SubjectRe: Logic [Was: Warning - Serious 'sudo' Flaw Compromises Security]
Message-ID<kY-cnTX8wb7rA2n1nZ2dnZfqn_adnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#76321
On 10/18/25 14:12, Carlos E.R. wrote:
> On 2025-10-18 04:55, c186282 wrote:
>> On 10/17/25 12:13, Rich wrote:
>>> c186282 <c186282@nnada.net> wrote:
>>>> On 10/14/25 21:25, Lawrence D’Oliveiro wrote:
>>>>> On Tue, 14 Oct 2025 23:31:44 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2025-10-14, Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Anybody who buys a book with “philosophy” in the title ... probably
>>>>>>> shouldn’t be allowed to manage a software project.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Ironically, an elective course on logic that I took in university was
>>>>>> labeled "Philosophy 302".
>>>>>> That's where I learned about things like De Morgan's theorem, which
>>>>>> comes in quite handy for programming.
>>>>>
>>>>> I didn’t think philosphers believed in logic ... ;)
>>>>>
>>>>> I found an explanation of De Morgan’s Theorem in a book on computing
>>>>> hardware, I think it was. Hard to believe you can find people who 
>>>>> write
>>>>> software, who don’t understand it. I remember on the Python group some
>>>>> years ago getting into an argument with someone who didn’t seem to
>>>>> appreciate that the opposite of
>>>>>
>>>>>       a = b ∨ a = c
>>>>>
>>>>> was not
>>>>>
>>>>>       a ≠ b ∨ a ≠ c
>>>>>
>>>>> but
>>>>>
>>>>>       a ≠ b ∧ a ≠ c
>>>>
>>>>    Never even heard of DeMorgan
>>>
>>> The basics underlying boolean logic:
>>>
>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Morgan%27s_laws
>>
>>    Never heard of him until now. Figured out the
>>    relevant boolean/logic rules on the fly while
>>    writing my programs.
> 
> I think I heard of those, in Digital Electronics. But the '∨' and '∧' 
> symbols confuse me.
> 
> I have forgotten how we would draw the tables of truth, and then do 
> simplifications fast.
> 
> Long time no see.

   I suppose it's "relevant" - but I just never found
   a need to go more "formal" on it.

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